Item: Samantabhadra Buddha
ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ། སངས་རྒྱས།
普贤佛
(item no. 91035)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 83.82x76.20cm (33x30in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Samantabhadra Father-Mother (Tibetan: kun tu zang po yab yum. English: the All Good Father-Mother): peaceful in appearance, blue in colour, embracing the consort Samantabhadri. Peaceful deities are arranged above and the Six Buddhas of the Six Realms stand below along with wrathful deities at the bottom.
Sanskrit: Samantabhadra
Tibetan: Kun tu zang po
"Primordial Lord of unchanging light,
Central origin of all mandalas,
Possessing the ocean of knowledge and pristine awareness;
Homage to Samantabhadra Father-Mother!" (Nyingma liturgical verse).
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
Buddhist Deity: Samantabhadra Buddha Main Page
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